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another volunteer in
the kitchen to get meals
ready for pickup and
cleanup.
munity Food Pantry
will be open Wednesday, December 17,
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The
pantry is located at the
Americus United Methodist Church.
DOLLY MADISON
RETIREES
The Dolly Madison Retirees will meet
Wednesday, December 17, 11:30 a.m. at
Coach’s, 2701 W. 15th,
Emporia.
LYON COUNTY
CONSERVATION
The Lyon County
Conservation District
would like to announce
that the 75th Annual
Meeting and Awards
Banquet will be held on
Monday, February 2,
2015 at 6 p.m. Due to
the construction taking
place at the Anderson
Building, the meeting
will be moved to the
Harvest House at the
Flint Hills Christian
Church. Stay tuned
to the Flint Hills
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information to
AMERICAN LEGION
The American Legion
Post 5, 2911 W. 12th
Ave., Emporia, will hold
their monthly meeting
on Tuesday, December
23, 7 p.m.
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Sunday, December 21
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BREAKFAST IN ALLEN
The North Lyon
County Youth Association will hold their
monthly breakfast buffet on Saturday, December 20 from 7-10 a.m.
at the old Allen gym.
Cost is $6 which
includes sausage, biscuits and gravy, eggs,
pancakes, drink and a
variety of other items.
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CHRISTMAS CHURCH
SERVICES
The Hartford Christian
Church, 415 Mechanic,
will hold a Christmas Eve
Service on December 24,
6 p.m.
‘A PLAY IN THE
MANGER’
The Lebo United
Methodist Church Junior
and Senior Choirs will
present the Christmas
musical, “A
Play in
the Manger,” on
Sunday,
December 21, 7 p.m. at
the church. Sara Evans
and Jean Rowley will
direct the musical. Refreshments will be served
following the
performance.
Everyone
is invited. Bettina Shank
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OLDTIME FIDDLERS,
PICKERS & SINGERS
The Flint Hills Chapter of the Kansas Oldtime Fiddlers, Pickers
and Singers will have
their monthly meeting
on Sunday, December 21
at the Emporia Senior
Center, 603 E. 12th,
from 1- 6 p.m.
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Thursday
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Tuesday
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Chicken Fried Steak
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Put A Little Library in Your Life—Gifts and Memorials
Dear Reader—
“‘Tis the season!” for
wish lists and gift lists, for
celebrating and merrymaking. Like many of our
friends and neighbors at
this time of year, here at the
library we’re not only reading about holidays, we’re
decorating for them—a
tree in our foyer and lights
on the roof—and thinking
of loved ones as we cart
shopping bags and make
favorite foods to share.
As you’re making merry
and bright and remembering those you love, we
hope you also think of
brightening your library’s
shelves. Not only are gifts
tax deductible, they’re a
personal connection to this
community institution.
All year long people and
groups in our community
seek to improve our lives,
and the holidays offer all
of us a way to honor them
with stories and resources
by giving a gift to the Emporia Public Library.
Your book club could
purchase a favorite read,
or you could take a family
favorite and purchase it in
large print or audio. You
could support your favorite
library program, such as
the Brown Bag concerts,
Homebound services,
or Interlibrary loans, or
simply find a new author
to add to the shelves. These
gifts can be large or small,
and personalized for a
special friend or family
member: a college advisor,
a doctor, or close neighbor.
At the same time, giving
back to the library is a way
to pay it forward for others.
Gifts like these enhance the
quality of our collection
and offer more of what the
library exists to provide:
the essential information
and materials that help us
navigate the many junctures in our world.
We’ve always liked the
lights and decorations, the
music and the memories;
but it’s our resources of
people, books, and community support that keep
the spirit of the season all
year round. Thank you for
remembering your library
in the midst of this season
of festivities.
We would like to thank each and
everyone of you that made our
4th year a HUGE success!
We look forward to seeing and working with you in 2015!
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Deck the halls with tons of cookies
By Daniel Neman
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
It's the most wonderful
time of the year, or so they
say. But why is this so?
Is it the kids Jingle Belling? Is it everyone telling
you "Be of good cheer"?
Does that even happen
anymore?
No, no and not in my
experience. What makes
the holidays so effervescently joyous are: cookies.
Think about it.
Throughout the month
of December, cookies
are everywhere. They are
unavoidable. They cascade
down on us like sweet,
crispy, tasty snowflakes.
And aren't we all truly
dreaming of a sugar-coat-
ed Christmas?
This is the month for
baking cookies, bringing
them to some friends'
houses, and then eating
the cookies they baked for
you. It is the month when,
if you play your cards
right, fresh-baked cookies
might be available at your
office three days out of
five. And let us not forget
that cookies are also good
to give as gifts.
Who doesn't enjoy a
good cookie? They must
be the most-beloved food
item in the country. They
are such an important
part of our culture that
one children's TV character is famous just because
he likes to eat them. And
this time of year, they are
everywhere.
For the holidays this
year, I baked seven types
of cookies because, you
know, once you start
baking cookies you never
want to stop. Besides, the
oven was already preheated.
For each batch I used
butter and only butter,
because I like my friends.
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Chocolate Chip
Cookies _ If you think
chocolate chip cookies are
pedestrian and unworthy
of the holidays, you've
never had these chocolate
chip cookies. Everyone
should have a recipe for
the perfect cookie, and
Please see Cookies, Page 9
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Cookie Credits giving Girl Scouts
an adventure of a lifetime
“I am going to Europe
this summer and many
of my Dad’s friends are
asking how he can afford to send me. My dad
always teases that he has
to starve the family and
work 20 hour days but
I actually have earned
my way through Girl
Scouts”, stated Emily
Cheever. Cheever is an
8th grader at Emporia
Middle School who has
been an active Girl Scout
for nine years. She has
been selling cookies and
“banking” her cookie
credits to pay for her trip
to Europe. Two travel
troops consisting of more
than 30 Girl Scouts will
be traveling to Europe
this summer because
they have been Girl Scout
Cookie Professionals for
many years.
Selling cookies teaches
Girl Scouts how to goal
set, make decisions, manage money, use people
skills and apply business
ethics, which are all essential to leadership and
success in life. Not only
do the Girl Scout Cookie
Professionals gain these
essential life skills, they
also earn Cookie Credits
that can be applied to
programs such as the
annual Flint Hills Mall
Madness Overnight Party
or the Emporia Arts Center Holiday Craft Workshop as well as travel
and purchases from the
Scout Shops. Real joy is
seen when a girl whose
parents can not afford
to purchase a uniform,
which is not a requirement to be in Girl Scouts,
uses her cookie credits so
she can represent the Girl
Scouts through her dress.
In these instances girls
have truly learned a lesson in financial literacy.
There are many ways
girls can participate in
Girl Scouts such as being
part of a travel troop,
joining a traditional
troop, being in an after
school club or becoming an individual girl
member. The different
options are available to
allow flexibility for the
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Girl Scout families. A
travel troop may meet
once a month to plan
fund raising activities, a
traditional troop usually
meets weekly, an after
school club is available
at many schools and an
individual girl member
attends events, camp,
and other activities but
does not have the commitment of attending
meetings. No matter how
a girl chooses to participate, cookie sale time is
when everybody seems
to want to get involved.
“Cookie sale time is more
than a cute face going
door to door asking for
contributions, it is about
me interacting with my
community members,
getting the experience of
running my own business and paying my own
way to camp and other
events I want to attend”,
stated Kimmy Pyle, an
individual girl member
who attends Northern
Heights High School.
Cookie sales begin
January 31 in the Girl
Scouts of Kansas Heartland Council and continue through March 8.
Girls who want to become Girl Scout Cookie
Professionals and begin
an adventure of a lifetime
are encouraged to sign
up now online at kansasgirlscouts.org or contact
the Amend Girl Scout
Center at (620) 342-4532.
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Lyon County Historical Facts
Provided by Lyon County Historical Society
The Southern Lyon County Sunday School Convention was held for many
years in a grove south of the Twin Mound Church along the banks of Eagle
Creek. Seats were constructed of planks loaned by a lumber company, and
an organ was loaded in a rack wagon as a platform to aid in singing. A basket
dinner was enjoyed by all at noon. In the afternoon a special program featured special presentations by each church, along with sermonettes by each
pastor. Churches participating were Olpe Methodist, Olpe Ebenezer Evangelical, Hartford Methodist, Hartford Christian, Verdigris Valley Church of the
Brethren, Lena Valley Methodist, and Twin Mound Friends.
With Theodore Roosevelt traveling the country for two weeks solid, his
Presidential campaign realized the need of a laundry. Roosevelt’s nephew
George Emlen Roosevelt had his private secretary telegraph Emporia from
Hastings, Nebraska, asking that arrangements be made to handle the laundry
of the group when they arrived in Emporia Saturday night, September 12,
1912. Every laundry in town had closed, but the New Process Laundry took
the job. A batch of clothes arrived on train No. 7 at 7:00 and was completed
pretty promptly. Another bundle arrived later in the evening and was finished
by 3:00 on Sunday morning. The total bill amounted to $42.30.
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COOKIES
From PAGE 6
this very well may be it.
Chocolate chip cookies require a tightrope-walking
balance of sweet and salt,
of chocolate and butter
and flour. It has to have
the right amount of chips,
the right amount of nuts.
And the best ones use a
combination of granulated
and brown sugars for the
proper amount of sweetness.
Scientists could spend
years trying to devise
the right formula for the
ultimate chocolate chip
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cookie, and they would
not be able to top this one.
If any cookie is better on
the planet, it was the ones
made at the Toll House
Inn _ and that famous
Massachusetts restaurant
burned down in 1984. On
its site is now a Wendy's.
CHOCOLATE CHIP
COOKIES
Yield: 45 to 50 cookies
1 { sticks (6 ounces)
unsalted butter, softened
} cup (5 { ounces)
granulated sugar
} cup (6 ounces) firmly
packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs, room
temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
extract
2 \ cups unbleached allpurpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet (dark)
chocolate chips
1 cup milk-chocolate
chips
{ cup (2 \ ounces)
chopped nuts (walnuts,
almonds, pecans or hazelnuts), chopped, toasted
and completely cooled,
optional
1. Preheat oven to 350
degrees and position an
oven rack in the center.
Please see Cookies, Page 13
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
OLD NEWS IS FUN NEWS
Provided by the North
Lyon County Historical
Society
and Museum at Admire, Kansas
NORTHERN LYON
COUNTY JOURNAL,
DECEMBER 7, 1921
- SANTA CLAUS
HEADQUARTERS,
1921 – Santa Claus is
Here – He arrived in Admire at 8 o’clock Monday morning. He was a
little late on account of
the heavy load he was
carrying. He sure had a
lot of Toys and Games
and Dolls for the children. He wants to greet
all the Kiddies in North
Lyon County. See our
middle window and you
will see Santa Claus.
He will remain with the
Admire Co-operative
Association UNTIL
AFTER CHRISTMAS.
Our Holiday goods are
all here and ready for
your inspection. We
never had a bigger and
better line of Holiday
Goods. All new, snappy,
bright merchandise,
from the best markets
of the world, bought at
the very lowest dollar
that money will buy,
and sold at the very
lowest margin of profit
that is consistent with
good merchandising.
We invite you to come
and see: Dolls, Books,
Games, Toys, Handkerchiefs, Ties, China
Ware, Stationery, Felt
Slippers, Travel Bags,
Sweaters, Perfumes,
Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear, and Hand Bags,
as well as Groceries.
Cash for Poultry, Cash
for Eggs. THE ADMIRE
CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, Ira Clousing, Mgr., Phone 34.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
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COOKIES
From PAGE 9
Line 2 or 3 baking sheets
with parchment paper.
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2. Place the butter,
granulated sugar and
brown sugar in the bowl
of a stand mixer and beat
on medium-low speed
until smooth and blended,
about 2 minutes (or use a
hand mixer and a medium bowl, but it will take a
little longer). Scrape down
the bowl with a spatula.
Add the eggs one at a time
and beat until just blended
after each addition. Add
the vanilla and blend well.
Scrape down the bowl.
3. In a medium bowl,
whisk together the flour,
baking soda and salt.
Turn the mixer to the
lowest speed and add the
flour mixture all at once.
Blend just until there are
no more patches of flour.
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Scrape down the bowl.
4. Add the semisweet
and milk chocolate chips
and the nuts, if using, and
blend on low until just
combined. Remove the
bowl from the mixer and
stir gently a few times to
make sure there are no
patches of unincorporated
flour or butter lurking
near the bottom of the
bowl.
5. Using a small icecream scoop or a spoon,
portion tablespoon-size
mounds onto the prepared
baking sheets, spacing
them about 2 inches apart.
Bake the cookies one
sheet at a time, rotating
Please see Cookies, Page 13
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
COOKIES
From PAGE 12
the sheet halfway through,
for 10 to 14 minutes. (To
bake more than one sheet
at a time, position oven
racks in top and bottom
thirds of the oven; put one
sheet on each rack. Halfway through the cooking
time, switch the sheets'
positions in the oven and
rotate them front to back).
Cookies are done when
they are golden brown at
edges and still a bit pale in
the center.
6. Transfer cookies
to a cooling rack and let
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them cool completely
before serving. Store in
an airtight container at
room temperature for 3 to
4 days.
Per serving (based on
50): 110 calories; 5 g fat;
3 g saturated fat; 14 mg
cholesterol; 1.5 g protein;
15 g carbohydrates; 10 g
sugars; no fiber; 101mg
sodium.
Recipe from "The Art &
Soul of Baking" by Cindy
Mushet.
___
Cherry-Chocolate
Chip Oatmeal Cookies _ Once you have the
perfect chocolate chip
recipe, every cook needs
an equally iconic oatmeal
cookie. This version is a
good bet and deserves a
place in any home cook's
repertoire.
It comes from the same
source as the chocolate
chip cookie recipe ("The
Art & Soul of Baking," by
Cindy Mushet, a musthave for any baker), and
it is made in much the
same way. But this cookie
has oatmeal in it, plus
baking powder for a little
extra rise. Plus, of course,
chocolate chips and dried
cherries, making it that
much more fun to eat.
CHERRY-CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL
Page 13
COOKIES
Yield: About 30 cookies
1 stick ({ cup) unsalted
butter, softened
{ cup (4 ounces) firmly
packed light brown sugar
\ cup plus 1 tablespoon
(2 ounces) granulated
sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
extract
1 cup (5 ounces) un-
bleached all-purpose flour
\ teaspoon baking soda
\ teaspoon baking
powder
\ teaspoon salt
} cup (3 \ ounces) oldfashioned rolled oats
} cup (3 { ounces) dried
sour cherries, see note
{ to } cup chocolate
chips _ dark chocolate,
milk chocolate, white
chocolate or a combina-
tion
Note: Instead of cherries, you can use cherryflavored dried cranberries,
other dried cranberries,
raisins or any moist dried
fruit of your choosing.
1. Preheat oven to 350
degrees and position an
oven rack in the center of
the oven. Line 2 baking
Please see Cookies, Page 20
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Treasures
Christmas Holiday – 2014
• There will be no Commercial, Residential Polycart Service, Roll-Off
Service, or Cardboard Service on Thursday , December 25 in observance of the Christmas Holiday. Residents with Thursday PolyCart
Service will be picked up Wednesday, December 24.
• The City of Emporia/Lyon County Transfer Station and Recycling
Center will be closed on December 25. Normal hours of operation
will resume on Friday, December 26.
Dear Helaine and Joe:
I read your column
in the newspaper every
weekend and I would like
to know more about the
two pictures I own. They
were inherited from my
parents, and I believe
they may have inherited
them as well. I am told
they are silk thread pieces of art, and the best I
can find is that they may
be Neyret Freres silks.
I would like to know
anything you can tell me
about these two pieces. Is
the name of the manufacturer correct? What
is their approximate age
and value? They are 10 {
by 6 } inches.
Thank you,
P. K.
Dear P. K.,
Many collectors
might refer to pictures
such as this as being
"Stevengraphs," which
is a name given to a
woven silk picture that
was originally done by
Thomas Stevens, who
was a weaver in Coventry, England. Sometime in the early 1860s,
Stevens began adapting
the Jacquard loom, a
type of automated loom
invented by Joseph Marie
Jacquard (1752-1834) to
weave colorful pictures,
and these items became
Please see Treasures, Page 15
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known as Stevengraphs.
Reportedly, Stevens
began with four different designs, but by the
1880s that number grew
to more than 900. Many
of these were produced
to be used as bookmarks
and souvenir ribbons,
but they were also used
for greeting cards (and a
bit later for postcards).
It should be mentioned that other Coventry-based factories
made these woven silk
pictures as well, including Welch and Lambert
and W.H. Grant. In
France the big name
manufacturer was Neyret Freres, which was
located in St. Etienne.
The city has a current
population of approximately 175,000 and is
located about 30 miles
southwest of Lyon.
The company traces
its origins back to a ribbon factory founded in
1825 by M. Antoine Bizaillon. When Bizaillon
decided to retire, he had
only small children and
this prompted him to
sell his small enterprise
to a coworker, JeanBaptiste Neyret (18251889). Neyret decided
to enlarge his business
by making ribbons for
official decorations,
trademarked ribbons to
be used by manufacturers on their clothing
and eventually images
originally created by
artists such as Paul
Tavernier, Jacques-Louis
David, Rosa Bonheur,
Jean Leon Gerome and
many others.
Closely associated
with the Neyret production is the work of
a Paris company called
E. Deffrene, which
produced a number of
woven silk postcards
showing buildings
burning due to German bombing in World
War I and patriotic
portraits including King
George V of England,
Lord Kitchener and
Clemenceau. These were
produced between 1914
and 1918 and it is not
clear (at least to us) the
role that Neyret Freres
played in their production _ if any.
Neyret pieces are
sometimes signed
"NF" or one reference
reported "NFF" in the
lower right corner. The
production of these
"artistic" pictures ceased
in 1970, and we believe
the images in today's
question were probably made sometime
between the end of the
first and the beginning
of the Second World
War (between 1918 and
1939).
Since these pictures
of 18th century French
style scenes are very
Victorian in feeling,
they are not very attractive to current buyers.
Sadly, their insurance
replacement value is
rather low and these
framed examples should
be valued between $100
and $125 for the two
pieces.
___
Helaine Fendelman
and Joe Rosson have
written a number of
books on antiques. Do
you have an item you'd
like to know more about?
Contact them at Joe
Rosson, P.O. Box 27419,
Knoxville, TN, or email
them at treasures@knology.net. If you'd like your
question to be considered
for their column, please
include a high-resolution
photo of the subject,
which must be in focus,
with your inquiry.
JJ Stutler, Auctioneer/Realtor
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Brome, brome/clover mix,
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620-794-9343.
Brome hay, net wrapped,
1150 lbs., $35/bale. 620794-4247, 620-256-6725.
Prairie hay and alfalfa hay,
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Delivery available. 620340-5497.
Shop door, 14’Hx10’W, 5
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details 620-343-6199.
Big round bales prairie
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John Deere X500 lawn
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620-340-7842.
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• Traps • Lures &
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EmPoria
620-794-8145
SERVICES
Todd Belt Appliance
Service and Vac Shop, 616
Commercial, Emporia. 620342-9562.
Ken’s Sharpening Service,
1236 Lawrence, Emporia,
saw chains, clipper blades,
saw blades, knives, more.
620-481-1225.
Emporia Roofing Co. of
fice will be closed from
Christmas Eve to January
2. Will take calls on cell at
620-366-2220.
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Furniture Loft is now hiring delivery, warehouse &
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resume at 2914 W. US Hwy
50 in Emporia or 526 Market St. in Osage City.
Electric Line Leadman:
City of Burlington, Kansas. Apply through March
1, 2015, at City Hall, 301
Neosho, P.O. Box 207,
Burlington, Kansas 66839
Phone 620-364-5334,
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Hilltop Firewood. Variety
of species, measured volume. Call Jay 620-794-0415,
Strong City.
14 W. Potwin, Emporia, 1792
Sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 2 bath,
2 car garage, Price Reduced
$110,000. Price negotiable. 620366-0918.
Flat Bed Freight Company
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Firewood: mixed hardwoods, split/seasoned.
Hedge available. Delivery
available. 620-341-1987.
Snow blade and chains
from an LX-460 Toro lawn
mower, $50. 620-343-6199.
Firewood for sale. Hedge
$110/rick: $200/cord.
Straight walnut and mix
also available. Added cost
if delivered. For any questions or to order please
call 620-528-3513.
Firewood for sale. Oak or
hedge $200/cord. Other
hardwoods $180/cord.
Local delivery available.
620-366-1136.
Five American Girl dolls
for sale, excellent condition, slightly used. 620342-7705.
12 gauge pump shotgun,
Winchester Model 120,
plus shells, $350. 785-4661680.
3 bedroom, 2 bath story and a
half, storm shelter style basement, detached 2 car garage,
18x22 carport in the rear, shed.
Very nice neighborhood. 209
S. Maple, Lebo. $70,000. Call
Dave, 620-481-1283.
23228 S. Davis Rd., rural
property in Osage City. 4
bedroom ranch style home,
two woodburning fireplaces,
oversized double garage, huge
storage building, full finished
basement, 1.42 acres, $175,000.
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425 S. Maple St., Lebo - 3 bedroom, 2 bath manufactured
home w /built on deck; outdoor shed w/basement storm shelter....$44,800
2950 RD P, Admire - 3 bedrooms, 2 bath open concept
home on 93 acres. Nice 2 car garage; 30x50 shop; pond and
more....$348,000
New - 419 E. Broadway, Lebo. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, full unfinished basement, attached garage, main floor laundry room.
All priced right at $148,800.
New - 300 N. Sunset, Lebo - 3 bedrooom, 2 bath ranch style
home w/open flow kitchen, dining & living rooms. 1 car attached garage w/attic storage. Home sits on great corner lots.
Priced at $114,000.
New - 511 W. Broadway, Lebo - 2+ bedroom, 2 bath w/full
unfinished basement and 1 car attached garage. Almost new
roof; and exterior siding & guttering. All new flooring Fall
2014. Priced at $128,900.
465 Pine St., Lebo - 2 bedroom 1 bath cottage home on corner
lots w/detached garage & privacy fence. . . . . . . . . . 50’s
80 acre tract. Corner of Road 40 and Road R., Lyon County,
KS 40 acre crop; 30 acres pasture that is hayed. Call Dwayne
for all details.
619 Hwy 130, Neosho Rapids- 4 bedrooms, 2 bath bi level
home with outbuildings and detached garage. Call Victor.
Priced Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94,600.
600 W 4th, Lebo — . . . . . . . . . . .CONTRACT
. . . . .PENDING
. . . . $149,900
706 W Broadway, Lebo — CONTRACT
. . . . . PENDING
. . . . Priced at $169,900
300 West 7th, Lebo - 2+ bedroom ranch style home with full
basement and main floor laundry. 1 car attached garage with
extra lot, large backyard and carport area. PRICE REDUCED
$67,500
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9 duplexes; 4 townhouses
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12 plex; 2 mini storage units
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821 & 823 Market Street, Emporia
1206, 1208, 1214, 1216, 1220, 1222 Beverly Street,
Emporia
1213 and 1215 Beverly Street, Emporia
205 S Poplar, Lebo — 4+ bedrooms, 2 baths with full basement almost completely finished built in 2006 with attached
garage. Over 1939 square feet on main floor located on
corner lots and fenced in patio. . . . . . Priced at $175,000
9 Acres @ I35 & Hwy 75 Beto Jct location for sale
8 Vacant Lots on S. Maple, LEBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000
Last Lebo Lake Lot Available — 9 acres overlooking Lebo
City Lake, great building site opportunity . . . . . . . . . $48,900
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COOKIES
From PAGE 13
sheets with parchment
paper.
2. Place the butter,
brown sugar and granulated sugar in the bowl of
a stand mixer and beat
on medium speed until
smooth and blended,
about 2 minutes (You can
also use a hand mixer in a
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medium bowl, but it will
take a little longer). Scrape
down the bowl with a
spatula. Add the egg and
vanilla and blend well.
3. In a medium bowl,
whisk together the flour,
baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add to the
butter mixture all at once.
Turn the mixer to the
lowest speed and blend
slowly, just until there are
no more patches of flour.
Scrape down the bowl.
4. Add the oats, cherries and chocolate chips
and blend on low just
until combined. Remove
the bowl from the mixer
and stir gently a few times
with the spatula to make
sure there are no patches
of unincorporated flour
or butter lurking near the
bottom of the bowl.
5. Use a small ice
cream scoop or a spoon
to portion tablespoon-size
mounds onto the prepared
baking sheets, spacing
them about 2 inches apart.
Bake the cookies one
sheet at a time, rotating
the sheet halfway through,
for 10 to 14 minutes. (To
bake more than one sheet
at a time, position oven
racks in top and bottom
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thirds of the oven; put one
sheet on each rack. Halfway through the cooking
time, switch the sheets'
positions in the oven and
rotate them front to back).
Cookies are done when
they are golden brown at
edges and still a bit pale in
the center.
6. Transfer cookies
to a cooling rack and let
them cool completely
before serving. Store in
an airtight container at
room temperature for 3 to
4 days.
Per serving: 97 calories;
4 g fat; 3 g saturated fat; 15
mg cholesterol; 1 g protein; 14 g carbohydrate; 7
g sugar; 1 g fiber; 40 mg
sodium; 13 mg calcium.
Recipe from "The Art &
Soul of Baking" by Cindy
Mushet.